FS Group, logistics hub enters the management of a terminal in Europe for the first time

FS Group logistics hub enters the management of a terminal

(Finance) – Strengthen the network of terminal railways to revive the system logistics intermodal. Consistent with this goal, the Logistics hub (FS Italiane Group), with its company TX Logistik, becomes part of the shareholding structure of the Duisburgin Germany, thus consolidates its presence in Europe also in terminal activities, and strengthens its presence in the freight transport value chain.

Three partners of the newborn company “Ziel Terminal GmbH” which acquired the Duisburg terminal; the Dutch samskipwhich holds 49.8% of the shares, duisport, local port company and TX Logistik each with 25.1%. The terminal it covers 140,000 square meters and has seven transshipment sidings, each 720 meters long, two shunting sidings and two high-performance gantry cranes for transshipment between road and rail. The annual handling capacity reaches 250,000 cargo units.

“Being part of the shareholding structure that will manage the Duisburg terminal means guaranteeing customers an important expansion of geographical targets, because the terminal is located in a strategic position, in the heart of Germany, in an important industrial area, along the main axis of commercial exchange in Europe” This is how he comments on the decision Gianpiero Squeeze, AD Mercitalia Logistics, which continues. “This will contribute to the achievement of other important objectives, such as improving the quality of services, synchronizing traction slots and access to terminal areas, increasing transport efficiency, all preparatory activities for an effective door-to-door service”.

The operations within the Duisburg hub they can count on modern information and communication technologies. For example, a control tower allows the preliminary planning of terminal activities and the management of particular cases. Others standard features include high-tech gate functions, electronic scanning for entry registration, order priority management and truck parking assignment, advanced safety. Furthermore, the equipment of the terminal allows you to activate an effective cross-docking, avoiding storage of goods and slowdowns in the cycle and the repair of railway wagons.

“The long-term partnership concluded on Duisburg not only strengthens our position, but also paves the way for sustainable growth and expansion of our business model. By jointly exploiting the potential of the three strong players duisport, Samskip and TX Logistik, we can continuously develop the terminals and be successful together. This will create additional handling capacities at the Duisburg site,” he says Marcus BangenCEO of duisport. Kari-Pekka LaaksonenCEO of Samskip: “As Samskip is extremely committed to achieving its sustainability goals, this will further consolidate the use and growth of rail mode in the locality.”

In line with the provisions of the Industrial Plan of the FS Italiane Group, presented by CEO Luigi Ferraris last May, the Logistics Center plans investments for almost 3 billion euros to promote an important operational and commercial development of the sustainable logistics asset around rail freight traffic both in Italy and in Europe. There partnerships for the terminal is currently still subject to the approval of the European competition authorities.

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